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Family of teen killed by US Park Police presses for answers on the anniversary of his death 03/20/2024 10:35am • One year after 17-year-old Dalaneo Martin was shot and killed by U.S. Park Police, his family and their attorneys called on the Department of Justice for answers in the investigation into the D.C. teen's death. On the morning of March 18, 2023, Martin was found sleeping in a stolen car in a North 'It gives us hope': DC high schoolers impress attorneys at 25th annual Youth Law Fair 03/16/2024 04:58pm • High school students at the D.C. Superior Court on Saturday got to see the court system in a different, more positive way during the 25th annual Youth Law Fair. By participating as jurors, witnesses, attorneys, defendants and even the judge in mock trials, the students could see what it is actual DC judge welcomes teenagers to explore the law in 25th annual Youth Law Fair 03/15/2024 08:15pm • On Saturday, more than 150 high school students will be headed to D.C. Superior Court, and Judge Kenia Seoane López can't wait to see them: "Oh my God, it's so much fun to see the kids running around the courthouse." They'll be taking part in the 25th annual Youth Law Fair. The centerpiece of th US Attorney for DC is prosecuting more cases as promising crime trends emerge 03/15/2024 06:00am • The U.S. Attorney for D.C. prosecuted more cases in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 than it did in the last quarter of fiscal 2023, according to new data released Thursday. In the last three months of 2023, the office prosecuted 55% of cases. That's up from the 53% of cases it prosecuted from Ju Teen rapper 'Baby K' pleads guilty to attempted murder in Maryland school bus attack 03/14/2024 04:10pm • A 16-year-old known as "Baby K" has taken a plea deal in the case tied to the attempted killing of a student on a Prince George’s County, Maryland, school bus in May 2023. Under the terms of the deal, "Baby K," whose real name is Kaeden Holland, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder a Why the 'fight game' has led to a lawsuit against the Prince George's County school board 03/12/2024 04:20pm • Allegations of a "game" in which students fight with each other inside classrooms at a Prince George's County, Maryland, school, are now the subject of a lawsuit by a mother who said that her daughter was hurt in a fight caught on video last month. Some students are engaging in "The Fight Game," Va. bill to allow marijuana sales in peril after breakdown on Alexandria arena deal 03/08/2024 08:57am • Hopes that Gov. Glenn Youngkin might sign a bill legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Virginia faded fast this week as Democrats blocked one of the governor’s top priorities: the plan to bring a professional sports arena to Northern Virginia. As recently as Wednesday, according to multiple C Teen rapper 'Baby K' to be tried as adult in attempted killing on Md. school bus 03/07/2024 05:25pm • A 16-year-old known as "Baby K" will be tried as an adult on charges connected to the attempted killing of a student on a Prince George's County, Maryland, school bus in May 2023, a judge ruled Thursday afternoon. Police said Kaeden Holland was 15 when he burst onto a school bus with a gun and tr Family speaks out after viewing body-worn camera footage that shows Suitland man's death 03/06/2024 09:43pm • A family is demanding justice and accountability after viewing the body-worn camera video of last month's deadly shooting of Melvin Jay, 31, by a Prince George's County police officer. "We demand justice for Melvin," said Leonard Lee, first cousin of Jay who was killed by a single police gunshot Md. juvenile justice reform bills approved, work to resolve differences begins 03/06/2024 09:10am • Now that Maryland lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved juvenile justice reform measures, members of each chamber must determine how to resolve differences in separate bills. House Bill 814 and Senate Bill 744 have similar provisions such as requiring the state Department of Juvenile Servic DC Council approves sweeping anti-crime bill 03/05/2024 09:10pm • In response to troubling crime trends, the D.C. Council voted nearly unanimously on Tuesday to approve a sweeping bill that covers carjackings, gun crimes and DNA collection, among other things. Council members voted 12-0 in support of the legislation, with Ward 8 Council member Trayon White voti 'A crisis that is killing our people': Proposed Md. bill goes after sellers of fentanyl in overdose cases 03/05/2024 08:20pm • On Tuesday morning, two moms who have suffered unimaginable loss traveled to Annapolis to urge lawmakers to adopt tougher laws on fentanyl sales in Maryland. Isis Yamileth Flores, whose 16-year-old son Yader Rosa Flores died of a drug overdose in November of 2022, said she'd been fairly private a What’s the best approach to school disruptions? Virginia Democrats and Republicans disagree. 03/02/2024 10:32pm • Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly have continued to clash this session over how to handle disruptive student behavior. While Democrats are poised to pass legislation to minimize suspensions and expulsions in an effort to keep more students in the classroom and out of the school-t Bowser, DC police chief huddle with grassroots leaders to combat crime problem 03/02/2024 06:33pm • Facing a continuous threat of violent crime — and in particular, juvenile violent crime — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police Chief Pamela Smith led a public safety summit Saturday with grassroots leaders of the city. ANC commissioners from across the city sat down with Bowser and Smith at th Former DC police officer sentenced after chokeholds 03/02/2024 12:51pm • A former D.C. police officer was sentenced Friday to six months in prison after two incidents where he performed prohibited chokeholds. Mark Lamont Clark, 57, received his sentence for two counts of deprivation of civil rights, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release. Clark was convi